Wednesday 10/14: Started at the West Meadow which had a pile of sparrows, a Red-shoulder, and a few other things. Got a text about the Barnacle Goose at Meriam’s, so ran back through the neighborhood and headed that way. Goose was obvious and scanning the rest of the flock turned up two Cackling that look interesting.
Thursday 10/15: Fresh Pond had a few Ring-necks, a Tennessee, and a couple other interesting warblers.
Wednesday 10/7: Siskin walking to the West Meadow. Meadow had a Red-shoulder and lots of common sparrows. Continued to the field behind Wellington House which had a Red-tail that caught a walnut. Walked the streets up to the path and added a Parula and Black-and-white before heading back. Two Blue-headed Vireos on the return trip but not much else.
Thursday 10/8: Snipe, not too much else at Kaveski/Meriam’s.
Friday 10/9: Ended up at Ricci, which had a kestrel, a pile of bluebirds, and a few sparrows and warblers. Not much at Flint’s on the way home.
Wednesday 9/30: Started for Fresh Pond. Took almost 40 minutes to fight through traffic at which point I discovered it was street sweeping day on Huron, so I gave up and went to Mt. Auburn. Nice mixed flock almost straight out of the car included a Bay-breasted and a bunch of the common stuff. Eventually walked away and went up Harvard Hill, which had a toad and a Swainson’s Thrush. Went back and worked the flock some more and added a redstart before running out of time. Did hear I probably should have been looking up more.
Wednesday 9/23: Mystic Lakes for a change. Big flock of Blackpolls moving through the pines at Sandy Beach but pretty quiet otherwise.
Thursday 9/24: Dunback had 7 warblers (but 8 individuals), a grosbeak, and Indigo, and not too much else.
Friday 9/25: Two Sora, 20+ pipits, a few warblers at Great Meadows.
Saturday 9/26: Storm took its time arriving, so did a fairly large loop in the morning. Res had 10 PB Grebes, various ducks including 3 wigeon and a few pintail and an eagle. Flint’s had 2 loons. Spy, Mystic Lakes, and Horn combined for a few RB Gulls and cormorants. Arlington Res had a White-rump among the peep.
Wednesday 9/16: Rock Meadow had a pile of robins and goldfinches but not too much else. Did have another White-throat and a couple hummingbirds. Pine Warbler turned out to be new for me at Rock Meadow. Looped the back and had a Solitary flyover and then at least six flickers together back at the front. Another loop of the gardens didn’t have much different but a Dickcissel called a few times although I never did find it on the ground.
Wednesday 9/9: Got two new birds for Prospect Hill: flyover Lesser Yellowlegs and Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. Not a ton else, handful of warblers and at least 10 ravens.
Thursday 9/10: Dunback was quiet (or blocked by wind and insect noise). Eventually found a few warblers (Magnolia, redstart, Yellow) but that was about it.
Friday 9/11: Had the car in, so eventually got to Arlington Res. No phalarope and nothing else of much note. Did an afternoon loop for the other possible spots, other than a pile of egrets and a Pec along Old County Rd there wasn’t much.
Wednesday 9/2: Dunback had a decent variety of warblers including a Tennessee, 2 Northern Waterthrushes, and a Canada.
Thursday 9/3: Two Ring-necks, both teal at the res. Usual shorebirds at Hobbs Brook and Old County.
Friday 9/4: Couple Yellows and a Blue-winged was it at BBN. Three egrets were roosting at Hardy at night, visible from the yard.
Saturday 9/5: Started at Fisherman’s Bend where I found some martins and the golden-plover but no knot. Greenway/cemetery was pretty quiet, Winthrop Beach was dead. The Whimbrel were visible for a few minutes right as I got to the boardwalk at Belle Isle, not much else there.
Wednesday 8/26: Chestnut-sided, few other things at Hanscom.
Thursday 8/27: Couple redstarts, gnatcatcher, pileated at BBN.
Friday 8/28: Same shorebirds plus a Prairie and Field Sparrow at Hobbs Brook. Nothing much at Shade St and more of the same on Old County.
Saturday 8/29: Tried to get Worcester August to 100 (starting at 94). High Ridge first. Walked further down Neighborhood Rd than I have in the past, although didn’t add much there. Did hear a crossbill or two and a Purple Finch for two. On the way back there was a Least Flycatcher for a third, then just before it opens up again a Magnolia. A few Solitaries, Green Herons, and ducks on the water plus several Lance-tipped Darners.
Wednesday 8/19: Broad-wing about it at Dunback.
Thursday 8/20: Pileated and very little else at Prospect Hill, egret at the res on the way home.
Friday 8/21: Quick buzz of the res didn’t have anything but turkeys. Hobbs Brook had a pile of Semis and Lesser Yellowlegs but little else (one Killdeer). Hardy had nothing, went back around the res and had a flock of Semis (both) and a Solitary.
Wednesday 8/12: College Pond had a redstart, a bunch of buntings, a bunch of odes, and not too much else. Res had some peep flying around but wasn’t able to stop and scan thoroughly.
Thursday 8/13: Falzone was very quiet. Waiting for car work, Hardy had a bunch of waxwings but not much else.
Friday 8/14: Same sandpipers at Hobbs Brook but a waterthrush in the stream by the overpass was a patch bird. Tried for the small white heron on Old County Rd too, no luck. Started around the res but the middle was too in the sun and when I doubled back to the start, there was a big truck parked.